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E. C. GRANT.

BOX.

APPLICATION FILED M1614. 1911.

1,270,286. Patented June 2.3, 1918.

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Mmrssm E. C. GRANT.

BOX.

APPLICATION FILED Aue.24.19|1.

1,270,286. Patented June 25, 191&

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Be it know that I, EDWAR GRUrKsHANK GRANT, a shbjeet of "the King of *Great Britain and a resident of the city-of Ot- I t tawa; in the Province of Ontario fand the 'Domi'nion ofCa'nada, haveinventedcertain new and useful Inipi'ovementsiniBoxesiof which thedolloixiirig is*'a specification.

This'inven'tion relates-to improvements in 10 boxes, and' the objects of the' invention are. to-

facilitate fenldvingror "positioning the lid with a minimum of time and labor, to per-' mit of the l id locking means being freely g llseCl without deterioration to" the litter box "in any "way, to simplify the arrangementof *the several parts and: generally to adapt them to better perform: the fundtions re- With-theseandother objects in Vi w, the

invention consists essentially 'of the inipr'oved construction p'articillarly described iand'set 'forth in the following specification and aecohipahyingdrawi-hgs forming part of the same. v

In? the drawings;

embodying the present invention. 1 l

of the *bo'ltan'd c a'cting nut.

with an alternativeform of the invention.

- Fig. 7 is a transverse section through the line 7 7 of Fig; 6. p p i Fig. 8' is a perspective view of the lock This bolt is similar to that shown at 19fin t Fig; 9 is'a pe specti e view ef the'holtg Figi 10 is a longitudinal section of "the box showing the alternative form of fastening means to thehin e illustrated in Fig. 1.

1 1 is ah end view of the box shown in 355 at one end with a pair of straps 12, secured in position by screws or the like, while the I r .v" .w H em a nl o o v a l w fl q fis Patented June 25; 1191s.

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Figure 1 isa perspective yiew'of a box 5 lid is secured in 'fiing members '25 "-bntrcfltsef references referee like: parts in the several figures.

f .lid- 11 is provided 1 a 'pair "of "angle :members13 secured in p'ositi'onby screws Orthelike and having their free ends offset as shown at -14;Qt o engage with the straps 1'2; and thus'for 'n hinges. l The :means which I employ forflocking the lid 11 in position is quite unique and consists of "an angle plate 15 provided on one arm-with a downwardly disposed pin :16 .adapted t engagewith theorjfice 17 i th'ehdlll! the pp m of the angl member having a [keyhole slot'lS therein. Go-a'ctlng with the keyhole 'slot 18 is a bolt 19 which" is counter sunk into the side 'ofthe 'body 'portion"I0,thepoint of the bolt exte'hding itlirouglrthe keyhole slot '18 to 'ehgage vith thehut 20 a This nutis reduced in its inner face to forrnfmcylindrical SllOlllClQI 21, which is adapted to Gaga e with the upper circular pdrtion of thei outer face of the nut is reduced to form a cylindridalportion 22 having a plurality of peripheral slots 23 therein for adjustment with which the cotter pin 24 designedto pass through the point of the bolt 19, is

adapted to engage.

I that form of the inventioh illustrated in Fig. 6, the lid l'l makessliding engagement Withthe body portion l0and the said position by a pair of lock arranged on diagonally oppositecorners'of the box, eachof the members consisting of 'an angle plate 26, the shorter upper arm of whichis provided with a pair of pins 29 designed 'to engage with orifices 30 in the lid 11 and the side wall of the body 10 respectively.

Theflocking members 25 are provided on their longer arm with keyholes slots 31 with which the bolt 32 is designed to engage.

Fig". 5; being provided with the same form of nutfsofthatit is notdeemed necessary to fui ther enlarge upon] the "same.

tending bolt eo-acts with a lookmember 34 similar to that shown in 1, being provided with a keyhole slot 35 with which the nut 36 co-acts, the locking member having a pin 37 adapted to engage with the orifice 38 in the lid. 11.

The box is provided with a air of handles 39 which will, when rotate into a vertical pesition, xtend above th lid .11 so th t eyhole slot 18, while the they will act as a sling when a carrying rod is passed therethrough.

In that form of the box shown'in-Figsim and 11, the locking members are substan tially the same as that described with regard to Figs. 1 to 5, but inthis case the end'o'f the box is'provided with'recesses 41' above which cover plates 42 are, mounted. .T'hese recesses are designed to receive the ofiset ends 43 otthe; plates 44, which aresecured "to the; lid ll'land this method of fa'steningy the endof the lid is designed-to replacethe hinge shownin Fig.1.

The assembly of theseveralparts will'be readily scription. Y i

When thatformof box shown in Fig. 1 is in use and itis desired tofopen the same, the cotter pin24 is withdrawn from engage-- ment with the bolt 19 andithe nut 'loosunderstood 1 from the foregoing de- M ened -to the. desired extent. to disengage 1 the cylindrical shouldery2l from engagement with the upper circular end oflthe'keyhole slot. 18, whereupon. the locking member '15" may he slid upwardly to free the-pin 16 from i engagement with the orifice 17, The lid 11 r is now rotated to an open p'ositionFaround the'straps 12 and-When the ofisetportions 14 coincide with the end of-the box 10, they may be disengaged from the straps-andthe.

lid 11' thus bodil removed.

in aline'mentwith the upper. circular of the keyhole slot 18 and on tightenlng the Figs. 6, 7 and 8, the locking members 25 and] c i s b'r enlistment at, e phased. 615 five cents After the box as been packed, {the offset ends 14 of the members 13 are engaged, with the strap '12 and the lid 11 is'then rotated F into closed position, whereuponthe locking member 15 is lowered ,untilthepin'lfi engages withthe orifice 1 7, in whichflposition" the cylindrical shoulder 21 of the nut 20' is and 34 are then lowered, permitting the pins.,,.

29 and 37 to engage with the orifices30 and-- 38- in the lid 11 and the lateral, walls of the,

.. ,body 10 of the box, andthe pin 37 of-thefl flid permits.. 1 v

n described; Withrespect tolthat ,formoftheinportion locking member 34 engages with the orifices 88, whereupon the nuts a re tightened on the relation to the first form of the invention.

Vhen the nuts have thus been tightened, [itis quite impossible for force the locking member-without loosening the nutsso that 1 boxes of thisgnature when packed arenot liable to be opened even though submitted to the roughest usage The several 'locki-ngi membersmay be countersunk into the lid of the boXes if desired In that form of the'invention illustrated fin Figs; 10 and 11,W.h11' the'locki-ngmember 15 :has". been" loosened to; permit ofthe lid being unlocked, the lid, '11:. i's slid longitudinally until 'the ofi'setgportionsv43. of the plates 44 flbecome disengaged from a the reef cesses 41='s0 removed;

permittingthe load.- beingbodily When the box fbeen T-filled .the oiiiset portions 43 of the' members 44 are engaged from the-recesses 41and the .lid "11 is slid l bolts 32 and 83 in the manner-*describedWith 1 and the thickness of-the longitudinally until. the ends are flush with the ends of the box whereupon the locking members 5, may be positioned in the: manner vention shownin Figs-1 to 3. 1

As many changes could be made in;.the

widely-different embodiments of. my inven tionv within the scope of the claim, constructed without departing from thezspirit' or scope/thereof, it is intendedthat all matter contained in theaccompanying speci- 'fication and drawings; shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limited sense.

A box comprising a body portion and a removable lid, a locking member; co-a'cting withthe box comprising an angle plate having a keyhole slot in one arm, p ns in ,the

other-arm adapted to engage with :the lid and lateral wall of the body portion of. the box, a. bolt engaging with the keyhole. slot, and a nut engaging withithe bolt havin the inner end provided with. a cylindrical s oulder to co-act with the upper'end of the key hole. slot, the outer'face of the nut having a cylindrical portion provided with peripheral "slots" and a, cotter .pin'engaging. with the slots.

. if EDWARD cauixsrumi am;

above description and many, apparently What I claim as my invention-is:

bolt adapted to ;bejembraced' by theisaid each, by addressing the, Commissioner. of. letents, w st flfifi I 

